First half or second?
Football scores more after the break almost everywhere — 43.9% of goals come before it. These are the leagues that lean earliest.
Serie D (Brazil) leans earliest of all: 48.6% of its goals arrive in the first half.
| League | Before the break | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie D Brazil | 48.6% | 473 |
| 2. La Liga Spain | 47.6% | 1,066 |
| 3. 2. Liga Austria | 47.3% | 524 |
| 4. Super League 1 Greece | 47% | 540 |
| 5. Primera Division El Salvador | 46.1% | 508 |
| 6. Ligue 1 Algeria | 46.1% | 469 |
| 7. Serie C Brazil | 45.7% | 490 |
| 8. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 45.6% | 885 |
| 9. Premier League Ukraine | 45.5% | 615 |
| 10. Bundesliga Germany | 45.3% | 898 |
| 11. Premier League Wales | 45.2% | 677 |
| 12. Premyer Liqa Azerbaijan | 45.1% | 446 |
| 13. Persha Liga Ukraine | 44.8% | 689 |
| 14. 1. Division Belarus | 44.8% | 524 |
| 15. Serie B Brazil | 44.8% | 1,055 |
| 16. Football League Greece | 44.7% | 797 |
| 17. Liga Nacional Honduras | 44.6% | 487 |
| 18. League One England | 44.5% | 1,380 |
| 19. National League England | 44.4% | 1,592 |
| 20. Ligue 2 France | 44.4% | 917 |
| 21. Süper Lig Türkiye | 44.4% | 744 |
| 22. Ligue 3 France | 44.3% | 907 |
| 23. Regionalliga - Mitte Austria | 44.2% | 428 |
| 24. Primeira Liga Portugal | 44.1% | 617 |
| 25. Serie A Brazil | 44% | 940 |
| 26. Superliga Denmark | 44% | 561 |
| 27. 1st Division Albania | 44% | 502 |
| 28. Championship Scotland | 44% | 568 |
| 29. Premier League Armenia | 44% | 414 |
| 30. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 43.9% | 790 |
| 31. League Two England | 43.8% | 1,406 |
| 32. Primera Nacional Argentina | 43.7% | 776 |
| 33. Premier League England | 43.7% | 1,063 |
| 34. Pro League United Arab Emirates | 43.6% | 629 |
| 35. Virsliga Latvia | 43.5% | 494 |
| 36. 1. Lig Türkiye | 43.5% | 738 |
| 37. NB I Hungary | 43.5% | 637 |
| 38. Major League Soccer United States | 43.5% | 888 |
| 39. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgia | 43.4% | 1,185 |
| 40. Premier League Lebanon | 43.4% | 445 |
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